As per summary.
Guyyys!
Just go with lastrite. No change in 11 months.
Or you could submit a patch instead of just whining about the bug. Less whining and more patches or don't bother filing the bugs in the first place if you just don't care enough about the package to exert the effort. fixed in CVS.
I only care for QA, not using the package myself, and I wouldn't have a clue where to start…